Joe Genoese would not say whether his DNA sample was provided voluntarily or obtained as the result of a search warrant.

He is still fuming about his appearance last week at a taping of the "Dr. Phil" show in Los Angeles, during which Genoese failed a polygraph examination when asked if he had killed Sheena on New Year's Day 2009.

Bradenton Beach police ruled the death a suicide in 2009, but reopened the case this fall to do more investigative work, with help from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Genoese says he only agreed to appear on "Dr. Phil" to help Sheena's mother, Kelly Osborn, "cope with her daughter's suicide."

"I am not going to jail. I haven't done anything," Genoese told the Herald-Tribune on Wednesday. "I haven't been treated fairly by anyone. I was put on that show for ratings. I am an advocate of the truth. I am being victimized."

Genoese, 49, said he received no compensation for his appearance from the show's producers. "They won't even reimburse me for my luggage and taxes," he said.

According to police records, Sheena and Genoese had a domestic disturbance 13 hours before her body was found hanging in their Bradenton Beach hotel room.

Bradenton Beach police officers who were dispatched to investigate the disturbance wrote in their reports that they passed Genoese on the stairway as they were walking to the room. They did not stop or question him.

They spoke to Morris, but never wrote a report until after she was found dead the next day.

Forensic experts who have reviewed the case for Osborn say it appears Morris was carried into the shower.

Diaz, who waited 22 days before interviewing Genoese in person, cleared him of any wrongdoing. The detective waited eight months before asking Genoese to provide an alibi — and only then after receiving a stern letter from Osborn's attorney.

Genoese said he never returned to the hotel after he and Sheena argued.

Asked to provide an alibi, Genoese turned to Marcos Claudio, a former employee and tenant. Genoese went to Claudio's home sometime after leaving the hotel. The exact time remains in dispute.

Authorities reinvestigating the case have also reinterviewed Claudio, Genoese said.

"They've been in touch with Marcos. They're trying to get Marcos to change his story," Genoese said. "I know what I told Marcos: 'A detective might be calling you. Tell the truth.'"

Claudio, in a previous interview with the Herald-Tribune said he only saw Genoese at the home for a few minutes, and he cannot be sure of the exact time because Claudio had been drinking all day.

Despite the raft of waivers he signed prior to appearing on the "Dr. Phil Show," Genoese said he wants to sue the show's host and producers, although he said he does not have money to hire an attorney.

The investigation into Sheena's death was reopened earlier this month, and is being reinvestigated by Diaz and a special agent from the FDLE.

FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said her agency is neither investigating the case as a suicide nor a homicide.

"It's a death investigation," she said.

The FDLE assembled a panel of law enforcement experts last month, who provided Speciale with a list of recommendations for the case.

While they have been heartened to see that FDLE involved, Sheena's parents said they think Diaz is still trying to prove he was right when he concluded that their daughter killed herself.

Her father Dave Morris said Diaz called him last week, asking for the names of his daughter's high school teachers, personal physician and former boyfriends.

"He has no intention of investigating this as if it were a homicide," Morris said. "He wants his suicide theory backed up, because he doesn't want to look bad in front of the entire country."

Osborn said she wants the Bradenton Beach police to turn the case entirely over to the FDLE.

"Diaz is working the investigation to prove his suicide theory, as opposed to really investigating Sheena's death," she said. "He can't be objective. If he really wants to be a hero, he should give it all to FDLE."

<p><em>BRADENTON BEACH</em> - Sheena Morris' former fiancÚ has provided a sample of his DNA and says he is cooperating with police and state agents who are reinvestigating Morris' death.</p><p>Joe Genoese would not say whether his DNA sample was provided voluntarily or obtained as the result of a search warrant.</p><p>He is still fuming about his appearance last week at a taping of the "Dr. Phil" show in Los Angeles, during which Genoese failed a polygraph examination when asked if he had killed Sheena on New Year's Day 2009.</p><p>Bradenton Beach police ruled the death a suicide in 2009, but reopened the case this fall to do more investigative work, with help from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.</p><p>Genoese says he only agreed to appear on "Dr. Phil" to help Sheena's mother, Kelly Osborn, "cope with her daughter's suicide." </p><p>"I am not going to jail. I haven't done anything," Genoese told the Herald-Tribune on Wednesday. "I haven't been treated fairly by anyone. I was put on that show for ratings. I am an advocate of the truth. I am being victimized." </p><p>Genoese, 49, said he received no compensation for his appearance from the show's producers. "They won't even reimburse me for my luggage and taxes," he said. </p><p>According to police records, Sheena and Genoese had a domestic disturbance 13 hours before her body was found hanging in their Bradenton Beach hotel room.</p><p>Bradenton Beach police officers who were dispatched to investigate the disturbance wrote in their reports that they passed Genoese on the stairway as they were walking to the room. They did not stop or question him.</p><p>They spoke to Morris, but never wrote a report until after she was found dead the next day.</p><p>Bradenton Beach Police Det. Lenard Diaz quickly concluded that the former cheerleader killed herself.</p><p>Forensic experts who have reviewed the case for Osborn say it appears Morris was carried into the shower.</p><p>Diaz, who waited 22 days before interviewing Genoese in person, cleared him of any wrongdoing. The detective waited eight months before asking Genoese to provide an alibi — and only then after receiving a stern letter from Osborn's attorney.</p><p>Genoese said he never returned to the hotel after he and Sheena argued.</p><p>Asked to provide an alibi, Genoese turned to Marcos Claudio, a former employee and tenant. Genoese went to Claudio's home sometime after leaving the hotel. The exact time remains in dispute.</p><p>Authorities reinvestigating the case have also reinterviewed Claudio, Genoese said.</p><p>"They've been in touch with Marcos. They're trying to get Marcos to change his story," Genoese said. "I know what I told Marcos: 'A detective might be calling you. Tell the truth.'"</p><p>Claudio, in a previous interview with the Herald-Tribune said he only saw Genoese at the home for a few minutes, and he cannot be sure of the exact time because Claudio had been drinking all day.</p><p>Despite the raft of waivers he signed prior to appearing on the "Dr. Phil Show," Genoese said he wants to sue the show's host and producers, although he said he does not have money to hire an attorney.</p><p>"I'm a gentleman, a business owner," he said. "I'm the victim here." </p><p><b>Family wary of detective</b></p><p>Neither Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale nor Diaz, the department's lone detective, returned calls or emails seeking comment about Genoese's claims of cooperation or his failed polygraph examination.</p><p>Bradenton Beach Mayor John Shaughnessy said he was not concerned about the possibility of an unsolved murder in the small tourist town. </p><p>"He's taking another one," Shaughnessy said of Genoese's failed polygraph test.</p><p>Genoese has said he may be willing to take a second polygraph exam.</p><p>The investigation into Sheena's death was reopened earlier this month, and is being reinvestigated by Diaz and a special agent from the FDLE.</p><p>FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said her agency is neither investigating the case as a suicide nor a homicide.</p><p>"It's a death investigation," she said.</p><p>The FDLE assembled a panel of law enforcement experts last month, who provided Speciale with a list of recommendations for the case.</p><p>While they have been heartened to see that FDLE involved, Sheena's parents said they think Diaz is still trying to prove he was right when he concluded that their daughter killed herself.</p><p>Her father Dave Morris said Diaz called him last week, asking for the names of his daughter's high school teachers, personal physician and former boyfriends.</p><p>"He has no intention of investigating this as if it were a homicide," Morris said. "He wants his suicide theory backed up, because he doesn't want to look bad in front of the entire country."</p><p>Osborn said she wants the Bradenton Beach police to turn the case entirely over to the FDLE.</p><p>"Diaz is working the investigation to prove his suicide theory, as opposed to really investigating Sheena's death," she said. "He can't be objective. If he really wants to be a hero, he should give it all to FDLE."</p>